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2023 Honda Accord features fourth-generation two-motor hybrid system; hybrids to account for 50% of sales

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The 11 th -generation 2023 Honda Accord will feature an available fourth-generation two-motor hybrid-electric system that’s more responsive for a sporty, exhilarating driving experience. Accord hybrid models are positioned at the top of the 11 th generation Accord lineup and will represent about 50% of sales.

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All-electric BMW iX and i4 first BMWs with 5G support

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The all-electric BMW iX and i4 are the first BMWs with available 5G support via Personal eSIM. Personal eSIM allows a customer to add a BMW iX or i4 to an existing mobile phone plan, thus taking advantage of the vehicle’s 5G antenna and enabling an in-car WiFi hotspot. eDrive Zones.

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BYD to stop making pouch batteries for its hybrid EVs on leakage concerns – sources – ET Auto

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BYD sold 98% of its hybrid cars at home last year, and eight of the 10 top-selling plug-in hybrid cars in China, according to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. BYD, which is backed by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, did not respond to requests for comment.

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Road Test: 2024 Range Rover Velar Dynamic SE Mild Hybrid

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liter turbocharged inline 6-cylinder mild hybrid. Mild hybrid engine technology uses an electric motor in conjunction with a gasoline engine, but unlike a traditional hybrid it cannot run solely on electricity. The mild hybrid electric motor boosts the gasoline engine when accelerating and modestly helps with fuel economy.

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SAE International releases 2nd edition of book on hybrid vehicle design

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SAE international has released a second edition of the book Hybrid Powered Vehicles , intended to provide executives and decision-makers with the necessary information for making the best choices pertaining to hybrid vehicle engineering. Reducing the cost of hybrid technology implementation.

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Gulf oil giants Saudi Aramco, Adnoc set sights on lithium – ET Auto

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China is the biggest processor and consumer of lithium, needed for electric and hybrid vehicles. China is the biggest processor and consumer of lithium, needed for electric and hybrid vehicles. Concentration and price collapse For now, global economic weakness has depressed buying of new vehicles and led lithium prices to dive.

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When AI Unplugs, All Bets Are Off

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Personalized, private AI so seamless you might forget it’s “AI” at all. Local inference acts as a gatekeeper for something that’s likely to become key for all personalized AI assistants: privacy. “If And by doing so, it demonstrates how better performance at the edge directly improves both personalization and privacy.

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